Influence of Structural Plane Microscopic Parameters on Direct Shear Strength

Table 5

Shear strength of different particle size specimens under normal stress.

Minimum particle size (mm)	Normal stress (MPa)
	2.5	5	7.5	10	12.5	15
0.20	8.64	10.64	12.02	13.04	13.28	14.19
0.25	8.21	11.08	12.01	12.42	13.60	14.51
0.28	9.82	11.25	12.62	12.85	13.96	14.60
0.4	10.00	11.57	12.34	12.48	12.85	14.48
0.5	9.71	10.93	12.20	12.73	13.32	14.28
0.8	10.86	12.39	14.03	15.16	15.67	16.41
1.0	10.81	11.68	12.88	13.90	14.72	15.33
1.2	10.97	12.46	13.04	13.59	13.81	14.88
1.5	11.43	13.06	13.77	15.17	15.40	16.35